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frankly, could determine control of the u.s. congress. tell us more about it. >> the redistricting, it starts with the dates not being known for the redistricting until june of 2012, a week or two before the filing deadline. so no matter what, candidates until june two 2012 won't know what districts they're running in. >> this is june 2012. >> they won't even know the districts until june 2012. and filing is june 1. so it's june 18, 2012 is the filing deadline. the districts will be drawn beginning of june. but i think the challenge is going to be for candidates, what kind district, what's the state going to look like politically. at every level. so those challenges to the redistricting amendment will be central to what kind of state candidates are running in up and down the ballot. fftshe pesal aldistricts, the more chance of driving out turnout in the state. >> david is right in terms of the certainly in terms of the calendar. but just keep in mind that there is precedent for the minority party in the house, in senate in florida. they c
frankly, could determine control of the u.s. congress. tell us more about it. >> the redistricting, it starts with the dates not being known for the redistricting until june of 2012, a week or two before the filing deadline. so no matter what, candidates until june two 2012 won't know what districts they're running in. >> this is june 2012. >> they won't even know the districts until june 2012. and filing is june 1. so it's june 18, 2012 is the filing deadline. the districts...
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the u.s. do in those countries, if anything? plus, does the united states have a responsibility to intervene in the humanitarian crisis that was this woman trashing a liquor store when she did not receive prompt attention from a clerk? we'll discuss. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. >>> american military officials are claiming initial success in isolating moammar gadhafi's regime, after a weekend of punishing allied air attacks in libya. according tocy officials, coalition strikes have crippled gadhafi's air defenses and a no fly zone is in place over the country. although gadhafi himself is not a target of what is being called operation odyssey dawn, at least not now. one of the strikes caused extensive damage to the libyan leader's compound in tripoli last night. at this hour, gadhafi's whereabouts remain unknown, but he has vowed to fight a quote long, drawn-out war with western forces. >>> meanwhile, the pentagon says there is so far no evidence t
the u.s. do in those countries, if anything? plus, does the united states have a responsibility to intervene in the humanitarian crisis that was this woman trashing a liquor store when she did not receive prompt attention from a clerk? we'll discuss. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. >>> american military officials are claiming initial success in isolating moammar gadhafi's regime, after a weekend of punishing allied air attacks in libya....
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the u.s. coast guard is now over the skies of japan surveying the damage and here is what they are seeing. a navy carrier is due in the country today. sailors spent friday loading the uss blue ridge with supplies. it is just one of several ships president obama has ordered to the region. >> you have boats and houses and cars that are washed into main thorougher ifs and that requires heavy equipment. any assistance we can provide. >> the american red cross is accepting donations now. you can make a quick $10 donation by texting redcross to 90999. you can log on our call from any phone. >>> so here is a question that remains. is california ready for a quake as powerful as this? some argue that what happened in japan can and will happen on the west coast. >> one out of five californians practice for the big one every year. so, how well prepared is california? >> obviously we have got a long way to go. four out of five people, approximately, that are not participating as far as we know. >> even as
the u.s. coast guard is now over the skies of japan surveying the damage and here is what they are seeing. a navy carrier is due in the country today. sailors spent friday loading the uss blue ridge with supplies. it is just one of several ships president obama has ordered to the region. >> you have boats and houses and cars that are washed into main thorougher ifs and that requires heavy equipment. any assistance we can provide. >> the american red cross is accepting donations now....
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>> well, japan and the u.s. are both comparably advanced in terms of earthquake engineering production and the reduction of seismic vulnerability of the building and of the critical lifeline infrastructure. it's difficult, though, to protect our ports from the tsunami hazards. you've seen the damage to sendai. we're concerned about the port facilities in the u.s. an earthquake and related tsunamis can do a lot of damage to the critical infrastructure. another concern is where the san an dayace fault goes through passes. there's typically a lot of lifeline infrastructure, gas lines, freeways that go through those narrow passes and where the fault cuts through, those are vulnerable points, as well. >> do you fear the ramifications of a large earthquake or a large tsunami more, say, for example, in california? >> generalitily along the california coast, the tsunami hazards are most severe in low lying areas, harbors and marie reason nas. those that have had problems in the past like crescentsy, we keep seeing recur
>> well, japan and the u.s. are both comparably advanced in terms of earthquake engineering production and the reduction of seismic vulnerability of the building and of the critical lifeline infrastructure. it's difficult, though, to protect our ports from the tsunami hazards. you've seen the damage to sendai. we're concerned about the port facilities in the u.s. an earthquake and related tsunamis can do a lot of damage to the critical infrastructure. another concern is where the san an...
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the u.s. military does not feel comfortable with that. there are also a number of other international aid organizations including the red cross that are looking very carefully at how close they'll let their workers get to this plant because they're worried, obviously, about the health and safety of their workers. we have a situation at that plant that is dire. there is absolutely no question about that. officials there have been scrambling to figure out ways to cool it down. you mentioned that the workers had to beç evacuated when they were eventually allowed back in. the government here actually had to up the legal limit of what radiation exposure could be. it's now five times what is legal in the united states. in addition to that, they had to thwart that very risky plan to drop the water from overhead in helicopters. so they're trying to get some advice from u.s. officials who are on the ground and also nuclear experts who are on their way to japan. and, of course, the humanitarian crisis
the u.s. military does not feel comfortable with that. there are also a number of other international aid organizations including the red cross that are looking very carefully at how close they'll let their workers get to this plant because they're worried, obviously, about the health and safety of their workers. we have a situation at that plant that is dire. there is absolutely no question about that. officials there have been scrambling to figure out ways to cool it down. you mentioned that...
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it's come up here in the u.s. attorney general holder has raised it at least something that should be considered. i was wondering if you will consider, and if that came up with president obama? thank you both. >> all right. let me deal with football first. we've got owners, most of whom are worth close to $1 billion, you've got players who are making millions of dollars. my working assumption at a time when people are having to tut back, compromise, and worry about making the mortgage and, you know, paying for their kids' college education is that the two parties should be able to work it out without the president of the united states intervening. i'm a big football fan, but i also think that for an industry that's making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way. and be true to their fans, who are the ones who, obviously, allow for all the money that they're making. so my expectation and hope is that they'll resolve it without me intervening, because it turns out i've
it's come up here in the u.s. attorney general holder has raised it at least something that should be considered. i was wondering if you will consider, and if that came up with president obama? thank you both. >> all right. let me deal with football first. we've got owners, most of whom are worth close to $1 billion, you've got players who are making millions of dollars. my working assumption at a time when people are having to tut back, compromise, and worry about making the mortgage...
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. >>> let's go now to the jobs puzzle here in the u.s. in what the white house calls very good news. 192,000 jobs were added. it is the best showing in nearly a year. overall the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%. it is the lowest mark since 2009. millions are still out of work and republicans say white house policies are part of that problem. >> despite some signs of life, the unemployment rate is still far above the levels that the president's advisors promised when the spending bill was signed into law. >> let's bring in athena jones. good saturday morning to you. let's get to the president's message on jobs? >> reporter: the president's main message is that things are looking up. he pointed in particular to the 222,000 jobs in the private sector that were added in the month of february. that's 12 consecutive months, the economy adding 1.5 million jobs over that period. they say that things are looking up. white house officials will acknowledge that there is still a long way to go before they make up for that 8 million jobs lost during
. >>> let's go now to the jobs puzzle here in the u.s. in what the white house calls very good news. 192,000 jobs were added. it is the best showing in nearly a year. overall the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%. it is the lowest mark since 2009. millions are still out of work and republicans say white house policies are part of that problem. >> despite some signs of life, the unemployment rate is still far above the levels that the president's advisors promised when the...
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the white house is trying to make a critical decision on sending u.s. forces into yet another foreign hot zone to libya against its leader, gadhafi. the town just outside tripoli is under siege. rebels trapped inside, cut off, and relentlessly under attack from forces loyal to gadhafi. the libyan strong man remains firmly in control of the capitol. his prop began ta machine is in full force and western journalists are now confined to two hotels. >> despite international isolation. gadhafi appears to have confidence. he continued to blame al qaeda for the revote. >> in eastern libya -- >> tomorrow we will kill you in everywhere in libya. >> the arab league is treating the violence with urgency. >> it has to have a clear legal basis. strong international support. >> but an international decision may not come until after this weekend's nato meeting. when president obama met behind closed doors with his national security team. yesterday hillary clinton insisted america isn't willing to go it alone. >> we think it's important that the united states nations m
the white house is trying to make a critical decision on sending u.s. forces into yet another foreign hot zone to libya against its leader, gadhafi. the town just outside tripoli is under siege. rebels trapped inside, cut off, and relentlessly under attack from forces loyal to gadhafi. the libyan strong man remains firmly in control of the capitol. his prop began ta machine is in full force and western journalists are now confined to two hotels. >> despite international isolation. gadhafi...
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people when you don't. >>> the u.s. supreme court is one of the secretive of u.s. government except when it's not and tips its hand far enough you can count the little curls by the jack of heart's little chine the last time this court ruled in a case like this in citizens united. with that ruling last year the roberts court gave corporations the right to spend as much as they wanted directly for or ait licacaides since repuicans make potil poinofeeng corporations as happy as possible you can guess which side gets most of the corporate cash. conservatives get the post citizens united special interest corporate crash 6-1. yesterday the supreme court heard a new case about an arizona clean elections law that offers candidates who do not want to rely on unlimited corporate cash, an alternative by means of public matching funds. did the justices tip their hands about what they think about this arizona law? justice elena kagan, quote, i think the purpose of this law is to prevent corruption. justice kennedy, do you think it would be a fair characterization of this law to
people when you don't. >>> the u.s. supreme court is one of the secretive of u.s. government except when it's not and tips its hand far enough you can count the little curls by the jack of heart's little chine the last time this court ruled in a case like this in citizens united. with that ruling last year the roberts court gave corporations the right to spend as much as they wanted directly for or ait licacaides since repuicans make potil poinofeeng corporations as happy as possible...
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that is u.s. speak for the u.s./africa command, supporting u.s. interests in africa. and right now they're leading the campaign of air strikes in libya. if you have some washington speak you'd like us to clarify, send us an e-mail atdale rundown@msnbc.com. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history or risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. onglyza has not been studied with insulin. using onglyza with medicines such as sulfonylureas may cause low blood sugar. some symptoms of low blood sugar are shaking, sweating and rapid heartbeat.
that is u.s. speak for the u.s./africa command, supporting u.s. interests in africa. and right now they're leading the campaign of air strikes in libya. if you have some washington speak you'd like us to clarify, send us an e-mail atdale rundown@msnbc.com. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used...
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it would require u.s. personnel to deploy to train them the president signed thorgz fauthor to secret aid to the rebels. >> it would be -- we're talking about right now this presidential authorizationization to liaise with the rebels maybe they'll give them tactical support but it would require involvement of congress if the president wanted to start funneling weapons or military aid to the rebels. the obama administration is torn on what should go forward. i mean -- >> only discussions at highest levels here. >> in a way it seems like secretary gates is trying to get himself fires because he does not sound enthusiastic about the current u.s. policy in libya and said controversial things this past weekend that i'm sure made for interesting talk behind the scenes within the administration. >> he's been clear what he is thinking, certainly. back to yemen, comparison to libya. given the criteria laid out for libya, this also, a tough situation for the president at the moment, he's not applied necessarily up t
it would require u.s. personnel to deploy to train them the president signed thorgz fauthor to secret aid to the rebels. >> it would be -- we're talking about right now this presidential authorizationization to liaise with the rebels maybe they'll give them tactical support but it would require involvement of congress if the president wanted to start funneling weapons or military aid to the rebels. the obama administration is torn on what should go forward. i mean -- >> only...
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speaking yesterday, president obama said the u.s. takes some blame for drug gang violence that claimed the lives of 15,000 mexicans just last year. >> we are very mindful that the battle that president calderon is fighting inside of mexico is not just his battle, it's also ours. we have to take responsibility just as he's taking responsibility. >> calderon also said the release by wikileaks of state department stables criticizing mexico's anti-drug fight caused serious damage with its relationship with washington. both leaders agreed to open mexican highways tow trucks, a step that would put the u.s. in compliance with the 1994 free trade agreement. >>> military officials in afghanistan say they expect the taliban will start mounting a spring campaign to regain ground lost to u.s. troops last year. however commanders in kabul say their soldiers are in better position to fend off the insurgency. president obama apologized for the deaths of nine afghan children in a coalition air strike this week. earlier in the day, obama met with his
speaking yesterday, president obama said the u.s. takes some blame for drug gang violence that claimed the lives of 15,000 mexicans just last year. >> we are very mindful that the battle that president calderon is fighting inside of mexico is not just his battle, it's also ours. we have to take responsibility just as he's taking responsibility. >> calderon also said the release by wikileaks of state department stables criticizing mexico's anti-drug fight caused serious damage with...
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and u.s. military and its allies are watching very closely, and prepared, if necessary, absolutely necessary, to take the kind of action it might take to prevent the killing of civilian in libya. more importantly, you heard secretary of state clinton and the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, say this morning, they stepped back a little bit from the no-fly zone idea and said that one of those ships, the kearsarge, a helicopter carrier in the red, sea, likely to head into the mediterranean in the next day or so would be used for humanitarian services to deliver supplies, water, food, medical aid, as opposed to any actual military operation. >> mik, thank you so much. jim miklaszewski live from the pentagon. >>> stocks are down after ben bernanke warned rising oil prices could cause a temporary rise in inflation. he does not expect high gas prices to have a severe feick on our economy. oil went over $9 8 a barrel amid news of protests. wall street, the dow is down over 100. nasdaq down 34
and u.s. military and its allies are watching very closely, and prepared, if necessary, absolutely necessary, to take the kind of action it might take to prevent the killing of civilian in libya. more importantly, you heard secretary of state clinton and the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, say this morning, they stepped back a little bit from the no-fly zone idea and said that one of those ships, the kearsarge, a helicopter carrier in the red, sea, likely to head into the mediterranean...
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. >> reporter: u.s. experts believe it could be weeks before this emergency is resolved and americans are being urged to flee a 50-mile area around the plant. on our shores, radiation monitoring has been stepped up on the west coast as a precaution. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> reporter: u.s. airports are now screening passengers and cargo coming out of japan. >> we have seen no radiation, by the way, even on incoming cargo or passengers that comes close to reaching a harmful level. >> reporter: in tokyo, experts say radiation levels are still below harmful levels, but anxiety is rising. the pentagon is now organizing a voluntary evacuation of american military families and citizens who want to get out. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> well, one week since japan's worst ever disaster, new stunning footage has emerged from a local japanese news crew. they were in a taxi seconds before catastrophe struck
. >> reporter: u.s. experts believe it could be weeks before this emergency is resolved and americans are being urged to flee a 50-mile area around the plant. on our shores, radiation monitoring has been stepped up on the west coast as a precaution. >> we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska or u.s. territories in the pacific. >> reporter: u.s. airports are now screening passengers and cargo coming out of japan. >> we have...
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the u.s. navy ship built in newport news, virginia, in 1969. the uss mount whitney is a big command and control ship which essentially means it can oversee really complex operations that the military is involved in. it was deployed to haiti, for example, in 1994 as the united states played a roll in ousting the military hunta that had taken over that country. remember when john mccain said today we are all georgians, when russia and the nation of georgia were having a war, and john mccain wanted us to start fighting russia alongside the georgians? it was the uss whitney deployed to bring humanitarian aid. it was the first ship to reach that georgia n part it went to. that's considered to be the most advanced command and control ship that the united states has ever floated. it is where the u.s. has been running the libyan war out of. between the admiral and a u.s. army general, this is where they've been running the war in libya from. as of last night, the uss mount whitney we think is not goin
the u.s. navy ship built in newport news, virginia, in 1969. the uss mount whitney is a big command and control ship which essentially means it can oversee really complex operations that the military is involved in. it was deployed to haiti, for example, in 1994 as the united states played a roll in ousting the military hunta that had taken over that country. remember when john mccain said today we are all georgians, when russia and the nation of georgia were having a war, and john mccain...
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the u.s. navy ship buil 1969. the uss mount whitney is a big command and control ship which essentially means it can oversee relyomexpetis at the mita iinlv i it was deployed to haiti, for example, in 1994 as the united states played a roll in ousting the military hunta that had taken over that country. eoiallia, hen john mccain said a alongside the georgians? it was the uss whitney deployed that georgia n part it went to. that's considered to be the most advanced command and control ship that the united states has ever floated. it is where the u.s. has bn running the libyan war out of. between the admiral and a u.s. army general, this is where they've been running the war in libya from. as of last night, the uss mount whitney we think is not going to be the headquarters for the libyan war. that war effort will now be run by nato. the no-fly zone part of it and the bombing gadhafi's ground troops part of it which they call something like protecting civilians. this ship named after the highest
the u.s. navy ship buil 1969. the uss mount whitney is a big command and control ship which essentially means it can oversee relyomexpetis at the mita iinlv i it was deployed to haiti, for example, in 1994 as the united states played a roll in ousting the military hunta that had taken over that country. eoiallia, hen john mccain said a alongside the georgians? it was the uss whitney deployed that georgia n part it went to. that's considered to be the most advanced command and control ship that...
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although the american officials say u.s. is not trying to kill gadhafi, operation odyssey dawn appears to have hit close to home for the libyan leader. nbc news learned that english forces conductsed a strike on his compound. it's not known where gadhafi was at the time. but aordering to "the new york times," journalists bussed to the site didn't report casualties. >>> and u.s. defense secretary robert gates intends to hand over leadership of the coalition in a matter of days. for more on the operation, we go to nbc's brian moore. >> reporter: with a second day of fighter jet attacks and missile strikes, european and american forces have blinded moammar gadhafi's air defenses, crippled his air force and now are threatening to pound his army into submission. >> we judge the strikes to have been very effective in significantly degrading the regime's air defense capability. >> the libyan leader threatened a long bitter fight. hours later, he declared a second cease-fire in less than a week. in brazil, president obama declared l
although the american officials say u.s. is not trying to kill gadhafi, operation odyssey dawn appears to have hit close to home for the libyan leader. nbc news learned that english forces conductsed a strike on his compound. it's not known where gadhafi was at the time. but aordering to "the new york times," journalists bussed to the site didn't report casualties. >>> and u.s. defense secretary robert gates intends to hand over leadership of the coalition in a matter of...
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>>> plus, u.s. officials now backing away from a no fly zone as a gadhafi scores victory after the rebels. >>> meanwhile, paris and the french military talk about enacting a no fly zone. interesting turnabouts. we are back after that. [ female announcer ] experience dual-action power, with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. >> it brings your best minds and their brightest ideas together. it helps the largest of companies seize opportunity like the smallest of startups. it's the network-- the intelligent, secure cisco network that lets your employees, partners, suppliers and customers innovate and share so you can unleash the power of your most valuable asset: your people. my doctor said most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's cal
>>> plus, u.s. officials now backing away from a no fly zone as a gadhafi scores victory after the rebels. >>> meanwhile, paris and the french military talk about enacting a no fly zone. interesting turnabouts. we are back after that. [ female announcer ] experience dual-action power, with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening...
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we had reports in the u.s. of frustration, that the government is sugar-coating the news to its people, not being forthright or giving them information at all. how are the japanese people feeling now a week later? >> it's interesting to see and hear japanese now openly saying that they doubt that their government is telling the truth about the nuclear risks. and i think that all you have to do is look at how many people are crammed into the trains and are trying to get out at the airports to know that they don't believe -- many people do not believe that their government is being honest with them, completely honest with them about the risks. so, that is a continuing development here. passport offices, for example, willie, are crammed full. people are trying to get their passports to get out of dodge. >> we're looking at some of those pictures from the passport offices now. ann curry live for us from japan, thanks. stay safe. >>> here in the u.s., the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission is warning that
we had reports in the u.s. of frustration, that the government is sugar-coating the news to its people, not being forthright or giving them information at all. how are the japanese people feeling now a week later? >> it's interesting to see and hear japanese now openly saying that they doubt that their government is telling the truth about the nuclear risks. and i think that all you have to do is look at how many people are crammed into the trains and are trying to get out at the airports...
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the u.s. should establish a no-fly zone over libya. >> what would do you? >> exercise a no-fly zone this evening. communicate that gadhafi was gone and the sooner they switch side the more likely they would be to survive. this is a moment to get rid of him. do it. get it over with. the united states doesn't need anybody's permission. >> that was on march 7th. yesterday the former house speaker appeared to think otherwise during an interview on the "today" show. >> do you think moammar gadhafi has to go as a result of this military intervention? >> i think that now -- let me draw a distinction. i would not have intervened. i think there were a lot of other ways to effect gadhafi. i think there are a lot of allies in the region we could have worked with. i would not are used american and european forces. >> hes on his facebook stage the two statements are not a contradiction. his bottom line is he wishes the u.s. military wouldn't have gotten involved militarily in libya. now that it has, he say
the u.s. should establish a no-fly zone over libya. >> what would do you? >> exercise a no-fly zone this evening. communicate that gadhafi was gone and the sooner they switch side the more likely they would be to survive. this is a moment to get rid of him. do it. get it over with. the united states doesn't need anybody's permission. >> that was on march 7th. yesterday the former house speaker appeared to think otherwise during an interview on the "today" show....
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meantime, "the new york times" is reporting that the u.s. pentagon is reporting that the "uss ronald reagan" traveled through a radioactive cloud and crew on deck are believed to have received a month's worth of radiation in an hour. >>> meanwhile, experts are weighing in on the potential impact at home if a disaster as devastating as the one that hit japan were to hit quake-prone areas here. for that we go to tracey potts. >> reporter: the obama administration wants to build more nuclear facilities here in the united states. but japan's atomic emergency has some here on capitol hill here concerned. >> to put the brakes on right now until we understand the ramifications of what's happened in japan. >> there are 104 nuclear plants in the u.s., about a quarter designed like those under a state of emergency in japan. the nuclear regulatory commission insists each american plant is built to withstand the most severe shock. at least four more are on the drawing board. president obama is asking for $36 billion next year to build even more. but in
meantime, "the new york times" is reporting that the u.s. pentagon is reporting that the "uss ronald reagan" traveled through a radioactive cloud and crew on deck are believed to have received a month's worth of radiation in an hour. >>> meanwhile, experts are weighing in on the potential impact at home if a disaster as devastating as the one that hit japan were to hit quake-prone areas here. for that we go to tracey potts. >> reporter: the obama...
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despite the uncertainty on when the u.s. steps back, however it is willing to go for what the u.s. calls the primary strategic goal, there is one thing the administration seems certain of, it is something we talked about in the analysis of the president's speech, it is something the president wanted to make crystal clear again today. >> well, as i indicated last night, i think it's important not to take this particular situation and then try to project some sort of obama doctrine we are going to apply in a cookie cutter fashion across the board. >> i think that is clear, even if it is not clear to the beltway press, it is clear that the administration shows libya does not set a precedent for the next war, i guess. but what about this current one? what about libya? how long is the u.s. on the hook for this one, now that we are in it? joining us now, eugene robinson, msnbc political analyst and pulitzer prize winning columnist at "the washington post." thanks for being here. >> great to be here, rachel. >> you wrote at the post this week about libya, that the goal must be to prevent
despite the uncertainty on when the u.s. steps back, however it is willing to go for what the u.s. calls the primary strategic goal, there is one thing the administration seems certain of, it is something we talked about in the analysis of the president's speech, it is something the president wanted to make crystal clear again today. >> well, as i indicated last night, i think it's important not to take this particular situation and then try to project some sort of obama doctrine we are...
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. >> reporter: as the u.s. role in the libyan air war gets smaller and nato gets set to take over command, muammar gadhafi is not giving up or getting out. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: his forces counterattack pushing libyan rebels back, targeting civilians in rebel i street. >> reporter: at secretary of state clinton's meeting with u.s. allies in london, topic one was the dictator. qatar's prime minister. >> we ask gadhafi and his people to leave and not to cause any more bloodshed. >> reporter: so far it's the libyan leader's call, and he says no. >> i'm not sure that we know exactly when we will get to any change in attitude by gadhafi. >> reporter: president obama told brian williams economic and diplomatic pressure could force gadhafi out. >> our expectation is that as we continue to apply steady pressure not only militarily but also through other means that gadhafi will ultimately step down. >> reporter: president obama ruled out using u.s. ground troops, but capitol hill is splittered. >> forcing gadhafi to
. >> reporter: as the u.s. role in the libyan air war gets smaller and nato gets set to take over command, muammar gadhafi is not giving up or getting out. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: his forces counterattack pushing libyan rebels back, targeting civilians in rebel i street. >> reporter: at secretary of state clinton's meeting with u.s. allies in london, topic one was the dictator. qatar's prime minister. >> we ask gadhafi and his people to leave and not to cause any more...
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. >> secretary of state hillary clinton added the u.s. is "a long way away from imposing a no-fly zone over libya." senator john kerry, the chairman of the foreign relations committee, weighed in saying we cannot go halfway in making it t clear that gadhafi must go. >> a no-fly zone is not a long-term proposition, assuming the outcome is what all desire. and i believe we ought to be ready to implement it as necessary. >> according to a spokesman for the libyan human rights league, at least 6,000 people have died since the start of the libyan revolt two weeks ago. >>> german police are now investigating whether terrorism played a role in an attack outside the airport in frankfurt, germany, yesterday, that killed two american airmen and wounded a couple others. authorities say the suspected gunman, a 21-year-old airport worker from kosovo, will be brought before a judge today. the man was taken into custody shortly after the shooting which police say occurred after the suspect got into an argument with the airmen outside of their military b
. >> secretary of state hillary clinton added the u.s. is "a long way away from imposing a no-fly zone over libya." senator john kerry, the chairman of the foreign relations committee, weighed in saying we cannot go halfway in making it t clear that gadhafi must go. >> a no-fly zone is not a long-term proposition, assuming the outcome is what all desire. and i believe we ought to be ready to implement it as necessary. >> according to a spokesman for the libyan human...
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meantime, u.s. forces operating in that country are being moved even further away from the power plant for safety. a live report from tokyo straight ahead. plus police and protesters face off in pakistan just hours after reports that the u.s. paid more than $2 million for the release of a cia contractor accused of murder. new comments on the situation from the secretary of state. >>> and he reached out online to people he never met in person convincing them to kill themselves. now a judge says the minnesota man in this picture must go to jail. >> it's not fair. it's not fair. >>> a push to rally in michigan. protesters still at odds with the state's governor over the budget join forces at the state capital. the latest in the on going standoff between public union workers in this country and some republican lawmakers. >>> i'm tamron hall. "news nation" is following new details on the nuclear crisis in japan. the secretary-general of the international atomic energy association says he's headed to japa
meantime, u.s. forces operating in that country are being moved even further away from the power plant for safety. a live report from tokyo straight ahead. plus police and protesters face off in pakistan just hours after reports that the u.s. paid more than $2 million for the release of a cia contractor accused of murder. new comments on the situation from the secretary of state. >>> and he reached out online to people he never met in person convincing them to kill themselves. now a...
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and the u.s. government pretty much washed their hands of pursuing justice with al megrahi and fema and going up the ladder to moammar gadhafi. as soon as alma gra hi was convicted in a scottish court, he continued to appeal his conviction saying he was innocence until he was ultimately released by the scots on a trumped up -- a trumped up illness that he said he had, that he was going to be dying imminently. >> yes. >> our government has a great responsibility. this was the largest mass murder in this country's history until 9/11 and we sent -- the u.s. sent a very loud message to gadhafi as well as to all of those terrorists out there, that they can't get away with murder, that -- >> victoria, are you hopeful -- let me ask you, are you hopeful with musa kusa now defecting, britain says they're not going to grant immunity but scotland officials want to question him regard what he knows when it comes to the lockerbie bombing. are you obviouslying i imagine i know the answer, hopeful he will provid
and the u.s. government pretty much washed their hands of pursuing justice with al megrahi and fema and going up the ladder to moammar gadhafi. as soon as alma gra hi was convicted in a scottish court, he continued to appeal his conviction saying he was innocence until he was ultimately released by the scots on a trumped up -- a trumped up illness that he said he had, that he was going to be dying imminently. >> yes. >> our government has a great responsibility. this was the largest...
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u.s. military has delivered high-pressure water pumps to the fukushima daiichi plant. we now continue with ed schultz. good night. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" tonight. the latest on the crisis in japan. coming up later in the program, the bitter struggle right here in the united states that may be in desperate need of a leader. as the right wing assault on the middle class continues, unabated in michigan, and ohio. president obama's team is looking for new ways to fire up the base. if the president wants to fire up the base, he should stand with the wage earners who are fighting the good fight in those states. >>> but of course, the first story tonight is just, how dangerous is the nuclear crisis in the country of japan. that is a big question mark at this hour. u.s. officials warn if the situation is not under control within the next 24 to 48 hours, the country could be facing an ordeal that will, quote, be deadly for decades. one official tells abc news it would
u.s. military has delivered high-pressure water pumps to the fukushima daiichi plant. we now continue with ed schultz. good night. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" tonight. the latest on the crisis in japan. coming up later in the program, the bitter struggle right here in the united states that may be in desperate need of a leader. as the right wing assault on the middle class continues, unabated in michigan, and ohio. president obama's team is looking...
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another u.s. marshal and local police officer were shot after making an arrest at a house in that area. >>> there's still no end to in sight to the standoff taking place in wisconsin. the 14 democrats who fled the state signaled a willingness to return yesterday only to have it rebuffed by governor scott walk walker. he abused them of trying to end the impasse by being in the pocket of organized labor. >>> president obama heads to boston to push his theme of win the future. he's going to visit tech boston academy with melinda gates of the gates foundation and education secretary, arne duncan, talking about a new federal agency using new technology to improve education. after that the president headlines a fund-raiser for the democratic congressional campaign committee. >>> jared loughner the suspect in deadly shooting rampage that killed six people and injured gabrielle gi gabrielle giffords, may undergo a psychological examination to see if he's fit to stand trial. a youtube video features a heav
another u.s. marshal and local police officer were shot after making an arrest at a house in that area. >>> there's still no end to in sight to the standoff taking place in wisconsin. the 14 democrats who fled the state signaled a willingness to return yesterday only to have it rebuffed by governor scott walk walker. he abused them of trying to end the impasse by being in the pocket of organized labor. >>> president obama heads to boston to push his theme of win the future....
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answering possible u.s. and british plans for a libyan response, gadhafi told turkish tv libyans will take up arms and fight if a no-fly zone is imposed on his country. >>> back here at home, the obama administration is carefully considering its next move in response to the shift of momentum in libya as the president collaborates with a key ally on finding the best possible solution to the movement in libya. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. options getting some serious consideration in washington. later today top advisers meet at the white house. president obama will not be there, but the cia, the national security adviser, secretary of state, hillary clinton and others part of that meeting. at the top of their list, a no-fly zone. is it realistic? how to do it, when to do it and with whom? this is something the secretary of state said had to do with the united nation, and with nato support. john mccain saying, yes, but others concerned that this would
answering possible u.s. and british plans for a libyan response, gadhafi told turkish tv libyans will take up arms and fight if a no-fly zone is imposed on his country. >>> back here at home, the obama administration is carefully considering its next move in response to the shift of momentum in libya as the president collaborates with a key ally on finding the best possible solution to the movement in libya. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. >>...
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but he has not ordered u.s. war planes to attack libyan war planes that take off, grounding gadhafi's air zone with a no fly zone. two senators said let's do it. >> i argue for the no-fly zone and i think we could achieve it. >> reporter: but it would not be risk free for u.s. pilots. >> it's not as simple as throwing up a -- moving an aircraft carrier and deploying a bunch of planes. you have to take action to make sure you have air dominance. >> reporter: action to eliminate gadhafi's defenses, his radar and missiles. action that president obama has not ordered. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> meanwhile, back in washington on the same day the labor department is expected to report significant progress on the jobs front, democrats and republicans are entering another day of talks to try and keep the government up and running without damaging the economy. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. good morning, everyone. after that
but he has not ordered u.s. war planes to attack libyan war planes that take off, grounding gadhafi's air zone with a no fly zone. two senators said let's do it. >> i argue for the no-fly zone and i think we could achieve it. >> reporter: but it would not be risk free for u.s. pilots. >> it's not as simple as throwing up a -- moving an aircraft carrier and deploying a bunch of planes. you have to take action to make sure you have air dominance. >> reporter: action to...
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u.s. involvement in libya at $100 million to $300 million every week. jim aceda is in tripoli with the latest. >> reporter: for the fourth night tripoli was hit by a wave of cruise missile strikes on the capital, triggering another barrage of anti-aircraft and tracer fire. u.s. military officials say the offensive has effectively taken out libya's air defenses including these multiple rocket launchers at tripoli's naval base which foreign reporters were allowed to visit. libyan officialed insisted this facility was only used for training and repairs and the air strikes have not put a dent in moammar gadhafi's defiance. speaking to supporters from his palatial compound last night he called the nato led coalition "a bunch of fascist" and said libyans were laughing at their bombs and missiles. "we are ready for the fight, whether it be a short one or long one" he said in his first public appearance in a week. on the battlefield the conflict was shaping up to be anything but short. ga daf auto
u.s. involvement in libya at $100 million to $300 million every week. jim aceda is in tripoli with the latest. >> reporter: for the fourth night tripoli was hit by a wave of cruise missile strikes on the capital, triggering another barrage of anti-aircraft and tracer fire. u.s. military officials say the offensive has effectively taken out libya's air defenses including these multiple rocket launchers at tripoli's naval base which foreign reporters were allowed to visit. libyan officialed...
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the u.s. marshals service has been asked to help track her down. >>> shocking video out of brazil shows the moment when a driver plowed through a group of bicyclists who were staging a peaceful protest last week. amazingly no one was killed. and the nine people hurt have all been released from the hospital. >>> and hollywood is mourning the loss of actress and sex symbol jane russell who starred in movies such as "the outlaw" and "gentlemen prefer blondes." her family says she died from respiratory failure yesterday at the age of 89. >>> now here's your first look at wall street will kick off the day. the dow jones ended at 112,226 after gaining 95 points. the s&p at up seven, the nasdaq up 1. in tokyo, the nikkei climbed 129 and the hang seng rose 58. >>> easing oil prices and signs of a strengthening economy put wall street back on firm footing monday. oil prices fell to about $97 a barrel on news saudi arabia was boosting exports. data showed consumer incomes rose by the largest amount in n
the u.s. marshals service has been asked to help track her down. >>> shocking video out of brazil shows the moment when a driver plowed through a group of bicyclists who were staging a peaceful protest last week. amazingly no one was killed. and the nine people hurt have all been released from the hospital. >>> and hollywood is mourning the loss of actress and sex symbol jane russell who starred in movies such as "the outlaw" and "gentlemen prefer blondes."...
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unclear whether or not the u.s. will do that here. experts say they may be gathering intelligence about the opposition forces which seem to be fragmented or about muammar gadhafi's military to help the air assault effort there. now also we know this morning that libya's foreign minister has defected. he arrived in london yesterday, officials say, protesting the attacks on civilians. the u.s. is hoping this means that gadhafi's government may be imploding from the inside. and speaking of those rebels, they are backing off. gadhafi's army winning in many areas. they seem to be, as i mentioned, disorganized. and on capitol hill the question seems to be whether or not the u.s. government will arm them. veronica? >> tracie, thank you. >>> pressure is mounting on japan this morning to expand the evacuation zone around its damaged nuclear power plant amid concerns about radiation seeping from the facility. the u.n.'s nuclear agency says radiation in one village 25 miles from the complex is twice the suggested threshold for evacuation. anyone
unclear whether or not the u.s. will do that here. experts say they may be gathering intelligence about the opposition forces which seem to be fragmented or about muammar gadhafi's military to help the air assault effort there. now also we know this morning that libya's foreign minister has defected. he arrived in london yesterday, officials say, protesting the attacks on civilians. the u.s. is hoping this means that gadhafi's government may be imploding from the inside. and speaking of those...
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get involved, how should the u.s. get involved, there were already cia personnel on the ground in libya -- >> what were they doing there? >> a lot of it was outreach. frankly, we know so little about who these rebels are. a lot of what we know is worrisome. they come from a part of libya that is known for being a hotbed of islamic extremism. they're known for having sent foreign fighters to iraq to fight american forces. so there's a lot of concern about our lack of knowledge about who these rebels actually are. >> so assessing who the rebels are, and i heard reports that they have determined that they do not have a high composition of islamic radicals, at least that's what one report says. also with relation to these officers being on the ground, they were there after the u.s. embassy was evacuated. was that a different type of cia representation at that point? >> that's exactly right. typically the cia will have people at the embassy who are undercover in a literal sense, but practically speaking are there just goin
get involved, how should the u.s. get involved, there were already cia personnel on the ground in libya -- >> what were they doing there? >> a lot of it was outreach. frankly, we know so little about who these rebels are. a lot of what we know is worrisome. they come from a part of libya that is known for being a hotbed of islamic extremism. they're known for having sent foreign fighters to iraq to fight american forces. so there's a lot of concern about our lack of knowledge about...
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u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> senators on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the end game. >> if we are going into a war with libya, we should declare war on libya. we should pull together with our allies and try to figure out a plan of how that war is to be won. >> we do not have a clear diplomatic policy or a clear statement of foreign policy that is accompanying this military operation. >> there is a growing rift in the coalition over who should be in control. >> no apparent cooperation. some people want to turn it over to nato, the maiamericans and t brits. >> french president ruffled feathers by announcing publicly that french fighters were in the air before his international counterparts were briefed. whoever is in control, arizona republican senator john mccain says, there is only one way to end it. >> a stalemate is a very, very badout come. american policy is that gadhafi must go. >>> a naval facility was hit overnight east of tripoli. robert gates is in moscow
u.s. policy that gadhafi needs to go. >> senators on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the end game. >> if we are going into a war with libya, we should declare war on libya. we should pull together with our allies and try to figure out a plan of how that war is to be won. >> we do not have a clear diplomatic policy or a clear statement of foreign policy that is accompanying this military operation. >> there is a growing rift in the coalition over who should be...
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the u.s. wasn't in imminent danger, our interest and values were at stake. but the attack stopped short, he says, at trying to force muammar gadhafi out. >> if we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force, our coalition would splinter. we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground. >> reporter: not an option, the president says. instead, secretary of state hillary clinton's in london today, meeting with countries who want to see a new government in libya. their aim -- pressure gadhafi to step down on his own. >> tied up his financial assets, the $33 billion. we've got an embargo. he's getting weaker all of the time. >> reporter: capitol hill critics still say the president should have consulted congress first. >> we've got to be careful about slipping into these wars. copy tomorrow nato takes over. the u.s. takes a back seat, and libya takes center stage as the world's latest front in the fight for freedom. what about yemen, bahrain, syria? the president says wherever people want to be free
the u.s. wasn't in imminent danger, our interest and values were at stake. but the attack stopped short, he says, at trying to force muammar gadhafi out. >> if we tried to overthrow gadhafi by force, our coalition would splinter. we would likely have to put u.s. troops on the ground. >> reporter: not an option, the president says. instead, secretary of state hillary clinton's in london today, meeting with countries who want to see a new government in libya. their aim -- pressure...
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u.s. embassy officials have just issued a warning to u.s. citizens within 50 miles of the plant to evacuate or stay indoors. clearly, this is a crisis that authorities in japan cannot get ahead of. and today, an extraordinary event in that nation's history. the country's emperor akihito made his first ever televised appearance telling his nation he is "deeply concerned about the crisis." president obama is set to meet with officials from u.s. aid to discuss ashl disaster assistance to japan. the first united states marine humanitarian aid assistance team has arrived on the scene. 20,000 bots of water in hand for the people. but with water levels inside those stricken reactors still too low, there are signs that this crisis is going to continue for some time to come. >>> nbc's lee cowan is in tokyo. good morning, lee. >> as i looked at you just before we came on air, the wind was blowing across your hair. that must be disturbing given this plume of radioactive dust in the air, that's in the atmosphere. >> well, it is although it's hard to tel
u.s. embassy officials have just issued a warning to u.s. citizens within 50 miles of the plant to evacuate or stay indoors. clearly, this is a crisis that authorities in japan cannot get ahead of. and today, an extraordinary event in that nation's history. the country's emperor akihito made his first ever televised appearance telling his nation he is "deeply concerned about the crisis." president obama is set to meet with officials from u.s. aid to discuss ashl disaster assistance to...
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the president announced another 15 million in u.s. hume humanitarian aid for tens of thousands of people fleeing libya. >>> late developments in the budget stand-off we've been watching in wisconsin. minutes ago, republican governor scott walker, highly critical of a letter he received today from the leaders of wisconsin 14's democratic senators. the letter read, quote, i would ask you and your authorized representatives agree to meet with us near the wisconsin-illinois boarder to formally resume serious discussions as soon as possible. governor walker's response to that letter -- >> that's why this letter is just absolutely redk l lly ridie and time again we met the person who wrote the letter, mark miller, standing in the way of the process. we need to have a change to move this forward. >> nbc's john yang joins us live. you send a letter and someone calls it ridiculous, no matter what you included with it. reports that maybe the democrats were willing to come back into the state of wisconsin, return, and now collectively saying tha
the president announced another 15 million in u.s. hume humanitarian aid for tens of thousands of people fleeing libya. >>> late developments in the budget stand-off we've been watching in wisconsin. minutes ago, republican governor scott walker, highly critical of a letter he received today from the leaders of wisconsin 14's democratic senators. the letter read, quote, i would ask you and your authorized representatives agree to meet with us near the wisconsin-illinois boarder to...
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the u.s. is very concerned. some u.s. officials believe u.s. agents should be armed in mexico. felipe calderon is said to be very upset. a recent interview he gave concerning some of those wikileaks documents, richard, came out in a lot of those cables, those secret, diplomatic cables contain some very disparaging assessments by u.s. government officials about the effectiveness of the calderon government in fighting that war on drugs. calderon, himself, has reacted very harshly against those comments that were found. they also do, mexican officials, blame the influx of u.s. weapons. blaming that the weapons that were used to kill jaime zapata were supplied from the u.s., smuggled in, and of course, there's the continuing issue of the demand for drugs that are grown or transported through mexico, are meant for the united states. mexicans say if the americans would stop using these drugs, we wouldn't be having these problems and we wouldn't be having these horrible deaths. richard? >> mike viqueira at the white house, thank you very much. >>> another democratic senator is calling
the u.s. is very concerned. some u.s. officials believe u.s. agents should be armed in mexico. felipe calderon is said to be very upset. a recent interview he gave concerning some of those wikileaks documents, richard, came out in a lot of those cables, those secret, diplomatic cables contain some very disparaging assessments by u.s. government officials about the effectiveness of the calderon government in fighting that war on drugs. calderon, himself, has reacted very harshly against those...
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president obama tells msnbc's brian williams that the u.s. isn't ruling anything out, including providing weapons to the rebels. >> i'm not ruling it out but i'm also not ruling it in. we're still making an assessment, partly about what gadhafi's forces are going to be doing. but we're not taking anything off the table at this point. >> nbc chief correspondent richard engel is in the stronghold of benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the rebels here in eastern libya are continuing to find themselves on their back foot, driven back by gadhafi's forces. gadhafi's forces are also now changing their tactics. they've been using tanks for the last several days but have discovered that those tanks are so easily identified and destroyed by western air strikes. now gadhafi's troops are using small units, going out in jeeps, civilian cars, going through the desert and then flanking the rebels. it makes it much more difficult for pilots to look down at the battlefield and identify who's who. from a pilot's perspective, all they see are rebels in pickup trucks
president obama tells msnbc's brian williams that the u.s. isn't ruling anything out, including providing weapons to the rebels. >> i'm not ruling it out but i'm also not ruling it in. we're still making an assessment, partly about what gadhafi's forces are going to be doing. but we're not taking anything off the table at this point. >> nbc chief correspondent richard engel is in the stronghold of benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the rebels here in eastern libya are continuing to...
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. >> reporter: the phelps and their tiny westborough baptist church picketed at the funeral of u.s. marine matthew snyder, killed in iraq in 2006. snyder's father sued. >> i think it's an insult to every veteran out there that has served this country. >> reporter: the supreme court ruled the phelps are protected by the first amendment right to free speech. chief justice roberts wrote for the majority. "westboro may have chosen the picket location to increase publicity for its views and its speech may have been particularly hurtful to snyder. that does not mean that a speech should be afforded less than full first amendment protection." eight of nine justices agreed. >> liberals and conservatives have united in this on the side of free speech. >> reporter: justice samuel alito said the phelps inflicted pain on the family. "our commitment to free debate is not a license for mall ever lent attack on matthew and his family at a time of the church's well-centeredistrate see it which is central to the campaign." i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> here's your first look at som
. >> reporter: the phelps and their tiny westborough baptist church picketed at the funeral of u.s. marine matthew snyder, killed in iraq in 2006. snyder's father sued. >> i think it's an insult to every veteran out there that has served this country. >> reporter: the supreme court ruled the phelps are protected by the first amendment right to free speech. chief justice roberts wrote for the majority. "westboro may have chosen the picket location to increase publicity for...
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u.s. news & world report." i want to get your take on the numbers. lowest unemployment numbers in two years. good news? >> these are the kinds of numbers we wish we were seeing a year ago so the economy added about 200,000 jobs. those are the numbers economists want to see. that's sort of a minimal positive number, if you will, because we need to get above that to start really driving unemployment rate down for good. so this was a good report. we need about 10 or 12 more moon months -- >> let's keep this trend going. what happens in june? fed stops buying treasuries. is the concern here real? >> i think it is real, about you one of the things that the fed is paying attention to is the stock market. i mean, i don't think they'd come right out and say this, but they have fairly deliberately been boosting the stock market because they know that that will juice the economy, make people feel better. i think that's one of the perhaps unstated purposes of this program. so i think the fed probably
u.s. news & world report." i want to get your take on the numbers. lowest unemployment numbers in two years. good news? >> these are the kinds of numbers we wish we were seeing a year ago so the economy added about 200,000 jobs. those are the numbers economists want to see. that's sort of a minimal positive number, if you will, because we need to get above that to start really driving unemployment rate down for good. so this was a good report. we need about 10 or 12 more moon...
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which states two u.s. senat-- s u.s. senators were born just four days apart? >> daniel is not going to be running for re-election come 2012. >>> up next, the jobless rate dropped below 9% for the first time since april 2009. what does it mean for the economic recovery? we are going to talk to white house economic adviser austin goolsby in his first interview this morning on the new jobs zblort fir. >> fish day on friday at the white house. serving gumbo. >> which means they are just throwing it all in there. >> you are watching "the daily rundown." [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as
which states two u.s. senat-- s u.s. senators were born just four days apart? >> daniel is not going to be running for re-election come 2012. >>> up next, the jobless rate dropped below 9% for the first time since april 2009. what does it mean for the economic recovery? we are going to talk to white house economic adviser austin goolsby in his first interview this morning on the new jobs zblort fir. >> fish day on friday at the white house. serving gumbo. >> which...
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>> from what i understand, the u.s. has been trying as much as they can to prepare for things, but to a large extent, we are not as prepared as the japanese. we don't drill as frequently as they do. many parts of the country don't have seismic codes that are up to date. many parts of the country, even if they do have seismic codes, it's very slow in terms of rebuilding structures and retrofitting structures, because we often put those on the back burner when we have budget crises and economic issues like we do right now. >> okay. how do you feel about things, basically? i mean, when you look at where we are here in the united states, if you could rate it on a scale of a one to a ten, don, how do you think we stand in terms of earthquake preparedness, potential tsunami preparedness? >> we're probably better off than many countries that don't have very many earthquakes, but maybe a six or a seven. the bigger issue is that we need to take this as a warning, particularly those of us who live in earthquake country, as i do h
>> from what i understand, the u.s. has been trying as much as they can to prepare for things, but to a large extent, we are not as prepared as the japanese. we don't drill as frequently as they do. many parts of the country don't have seismic codes that are up to date. many parts of the country, even if they do have seismic codes, it's very slow in terms of rebuilding structures and retrofitting structures, because we often put those on the back burner when we have budget crises and...
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oil drilled in the u.s. goes to the whole world market. we don't get to keep it. bp doesn't go congratulations, bob and suzy, here's your oil. they sell it and make money off of it. they can sell it to the chinese or anyone they like. it's also ugly on the state level, too. republican governor tom corbit in pennsylvania has a brilliant idea. even though they've got a lot of natural gas in pennsylvania, he said let's not tax that natural gas drilling, even though 2/3 of the voters in the state support it. you know how much they would get for it? it's estimated that the tax could bring in $400 million in revenue by 2015. remember, pennsylvania has a $4 billion budget gap. they could use that money. the philadelphia enquirer reports that he got $800,000 in campaign donations from the drilling industry. of course he did! gee, i wonder why he's giving away the natural gas. he's like, you know what? if we don't give them the tax incentives, they'll go somewhere else. where are they going to go? the gas is underneath pennsylvania. how could they get it from somewhere els
oil drilled in the u.s. goes to the whole world market. we don't get to keep it. bp doesn't go congratulations, bob and suzy, here's your oil. they sell it and make money off of it. they can sell it to the chinese or anyone they like. it's also ugly on the state level, too. republican governor tom corbit in pennsylvania has a brilliant idea. even though they've got a lot of natural gas in pennsylvania, he said let's not tax that natural gas drilling, even though 2/3 of the voters in the state...
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does the u.s. risk arming a future enemy? thpolitico briefinis next right here on "anda mitchell reports." that are good for you. new v8 v-fusion + tea. one combined serving of vegetables and fruit with the goodness of green tea and powerful antioxidants. refreshingly good. with professional-grade research. and some of the most powerful, yet easy to use trading tools on the planet. it's investing with intelligence and cold hard conviction. e-trade. investing unleashed. you know rheatoid arthritis means pain. but you manot know it can also mean destructn. not just of your joints, but of the things you love to do. and the longerou live with t aching, swelling, and stiffness, the closer you may be to having your favorite things... taken away from you. but you can take action today. go to ra.com for your free joint profile so you can better talk to your rheumatologist about protecting your joints. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great thin
does the u.s. risk arming a future enemy? thpolitico briefinis next right here on "anda mitchell reports." that are good for you. new v8 v-fusion + tea. one combined serving of vegetables and fruit with the goodness of green tea and powerful antioxidants. refreshingly good. with professional-grade research. and some of the most powerful, yet easy to use trading tools on the planet. it's investing with intelligence and cold hard conviction. e-trade. investing unleashed. you know...
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and what does that mean for the u.s. counterterrorism operations that take place in yemen, frankly every day? >> well, there is a very optimistic way of looking at this that, well, eventually this might lead to pro democracy movements and a democratic government. right now the major opposition is being led by a guy who is known to be sympathetic to islamist movements, known to be associated with the people who formed the islamic army, which was the precursor to al qaeda in yemen. and he's someone that i don't think we can necessarily count on in order to really be aggressive against aqap. the reality is right now in yemen, large parts of yemen are out of the control of yemeni security forces. including key areas that aqap is inhabiting. as far as we understand it, there may be actually area where is petroleum production has been entirely shut down. so i -- right now the picture is very negative. it's very pessimistic. and we've got to -- you've got to wonder what's going to happen next. who is going to follow? >> tell me
and what does that mean for the u.s. counterterrorism operations that take place in yemen, frankly every day? >> well, there is a very optimistic way of looking at this that, well, eventually this might lead to pro democracy movements and a democratic government. right now the major opposition is being led by a guy who is known to be sympathetic to islamist movements, known to be associated with the people who formed the islamic army, which was the precursor to al qaeda in yemen. and he's...
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the invasion of the body snatchers will continue until it snatches every single republican in the u.s. senate? that's "hardball" for now. more politics are ahead. >>> welcome to tell us show, everybody. we have an excellent program ahead for you guys. just minutes ago wisconsin governor scott walker officially rolled out his union-busting, aid-slashing budget. he started out with a valiant effort to pretend that the massive divisions of the past two weeks are not just a disagreement. >> each and every one of us gathered in in chamber today with beliefs, beliefs we are passionate about sharing and that serve to guide our actions. we want wisconsin to be the very best it can be, yet because our experiences are unique and our beliefs diverse, our paths sometimes diverge as we tackle today's challenges. even at the height of our differences, we can and must keep our promise to the people of wisconsin that they will always come first. >> of course what he means is that he'll keep his promise to the people of wisconsin, except for the public employees and except for a lot of others as we sh
the invasion of the body snatchers will continue until it snatches every single republican in the u.s. senate? that's "hardball" for now. more politics are ahead. >>> welcome to tell us show, everybody. we have an excellent program ahead for you guys. just minutes ago wisconsin governor scott walker officially rolled out his union-busting, aid-slashing budget. he started out with a valiant effort to pretend that the massive divisions of the past two weeks are not just a...